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These days many students are going to pursue their studies in Australia, Canada and United Kingdom along with their family members knows as dependents. The purpose of writing this article is to explain the current working policies implemented on student dependents by the applied country. A student dependent may be the spouse, children or parents of the person who apply for the student visa.&nbsp; 
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Tier 4 (General Student) Dependent Policies by United Kingdom 
 

Tier 4 General students who will be studying in the UK for six months or less cannot bring their partners and/or children (also known as dependants) to the United Kingdom with them.
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Only those Tier 4 (General) Student are allow to bring dependents with them in United Kingdom who are enrolled in a course that is of post-graduate level with a Tier 4 sponsor which is a UK higher education institute and that course is 12 months or longer.&nbsp; Means if a student is studying a course below Master&rsquo;s degree he/she cannot bring dependents with him/her in the United Kingdom. Also, if a student is studying at a college/institute which has either A-Rated or Highly Trusted status or not a higher education institute can not sponsor or bring dependents with him/her.
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For family members of Tier 4 (General) Students only &ndash; if the main applicant&rsquo;s grant of leave is for less than 12 months the family member will not be allowed to work whilst in the UK, unless the main applicant is a Government Sponsored Student. For family members of Tier 4 (General) Students only &ndash; if the main applicant&rsquo;s grant of leave is for a course of study below degree level, the family member will not be allowed to work whilst in the UK, unless the main applicant is a Government Sponsor student. The family member or dependent of Tier 4 (General Student) can work full time during their stay in the United Kingdom.
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(Source: UKBA policy guide for Tier 4 Applicants)
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Policy for Student Dependents by CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
 

Family members of students who also wish to come to Canada must apply by filling out their own temporary residence application. However, student and his/her family member can send separate application form in the same envelope with only one payment receipt for the total amount.
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Generally, foreign students are not allowed to work while they are studying in Canada. However, there are some exceptions for full-time students attending publicly funded institutions or private degree-granting institutions.
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The spouse or common law partner may apply for a work permit if main applicant (Student) is a full time student and has a valid study permit at a public post-secondary institutions, such as a college or university or a private post-secondary institute that operates under the same rules and regulations as public institution, and receives at least 50 percent of its financing for its overall operations from government grants.
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The work permits of your (student) spouse or common law partner are valid for the same period of time as your study permit. Accompanying spouses or common law partners of foreign students are eligible for an open work permit, which means they do not need a job offer or labour market opinion from service Canada.
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(Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC))
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Policy for Student Dependents by Australian Government
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A student who is studying in Australia is eligible to bring his/her dependents family members to Australia. When a student has commenced his/her course of study in Australia, you can work up to 20 hours per week while your course is in session and unlimited hours during scheduled course breaks.
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Your family members can work up to 20 hours per week provided you have commenced your course of study in Australia.&nbsp; If you are doing a postgraduate course, such as a Masters degree, your family members can work unlimited hours once you commence this course.
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(Source: Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Citizenship)&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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This information is as per the current status and policies of immigration authorities in these countries. 
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